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It’s true: Americans love their fast food more than ever. And the numbers prove it. The fast food industry’s annual revenue has ballooned from $6 billion in 1970 to a whopping $160 billion in 2012. With a workforce of 4.1 million people nationwide, the industry expects to add nearly a half million jobs by 2020. […]

There is a famous quote from Benjamin Franklin, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”  It seems that life is going to be a bit tougher in the near future, you should be prepared for all circumstances.  One of the top preparations an individual or family can make is with some level of […]

How many times have you thrown a party or been at a party and looked around to realize that every single person was hanging out in the kitchen? It happens all the time, unless the person throwing the party has an amazing infinity pool and lives in the Hollywood hills. Still, the kitchen is usually […]

Unless you are hosting fabulous dinner parties for illustrious guests week after week, your dining room might not get as much foot traffic as the other rooms in your house (you know, rooms with TVs, toilets, refrigerators and beds—the necessities). That does not mean you should toss a card table and some plastic chairs in […]

Taste is a regional thing: The foods enjoyed by natives of one country may seem strange and unappealing to people accustomed to other types of cuisine. Some regions use rice as their staple starch, others use pasta, others use the potato and so on. Americans love their beef, the Chinese love pork. In some places, […]

Part of the reason that people like fast food is because it is fast. The other big thing this subset of eatery has going for it is low prices. But one of the biggest selling points for a McDonald’s or a Burger King or a Wawa is the fact that the food is consistent. You […]

Substituting ingredients in baked goods has gotten to be a big deal in recent years due to the increasing popularity of diets, fads, trends, and unfortunately the increasing amount of allergies and sensitivities. It is fairly easy to substitute ingredients in baked goods however, as long as you know the exchange rates for each substitution. […]

Everyone loves peanut butter cookies — even people who don’t necessarily like peanut butter generally like peanut butter cookies. Make these for a day at the park, a school function, as a gift for a friend or as a surprise for your lover. For each recipe, preheat the oven to the specified time (it’s different […]

Most people have their favorite Indian spot down the road, across town, or even an hour or two away that they will visit. Good Indian food is something that we look forward to, save our appetites for, and relish in a way very different to contemporary American fare. The tangy, spicy, creamy, puffy, crunchy, soft, […]